Realty Specialist.

About the role

Serve as Senior Realty Specialist for the District Recruiting Branch ensuring Federal realty policies are adhered to during acquisition of real property.

Provide advice and technical guidance to Commands on real estate matters.

Review policy directives, regulatory and other guidance received from higher authority to determine impact and supply guidance to staff.

Aid Commands in acquisition and relocation assistance matters.

Serve as a troubleshooter, handling problems encountered by the project command.

Provide a broad range of real estate expertise covering the assigned geographical area.

Deal with complex and controversial real estate transactions dealing with in-grant administration, utilization program, disposal program, easements, contract disputes, lease disputes, acquisition, rights of entry, and permits.

Aid lower graded realty specialists with difficult and/or unique issues.

Provide the initial technical review in order to outline scope of work and handles the most controversial and complex issues and problems personally.

Requirements

• Conditions of employment: Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Duties necessitate the willingness and ability to travel by any appropriate means and at any time deemed necessary.
• Position may require Temporary Duty Travel up to 35% of duty time.
• Must observe all safety rules, regulations, and directives applicable to the work assignments.
• Must possess valid state driver's license.

Qualifications

• Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying real estate principles, regulations, practices and techniques to complex acquisitions, negotiations, and management of leasehold interests including recent experience with market surveys, relocation of recruiting facilities, and facility build out inspections.
• Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).